The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-07

manifestation OF the disease / would
kill myself The idea OF Lying tc
watch my own decay was some
thing not to be thought OF for a mo
mcnt. We carefully debated all meant
OF death, and this at last seemed tc
me the best would take small
boat and row out into the harbor
Then | would sit on the edge OF the
gunwale, shoot myself through the
head and fall overheard. You prob.
ably think it strange did not pre-
fer morphine, or some other less vic
lent means OF death. There was nc
method OF ending human existence
that did rot carefully canvass. and
Of them all, chose that which | have
described, because it was sure, speedy
and painless.
81 think l lived ten year in the
next twelve months. The con
demned murderer usually faces
death but n few weeks, and to
the last cberishes a hope OF a pardon
or n reprieve or a new trial. looked
the awful certainty OF death in the
face for o year, and knew that
there was no chance OF a reprleve
from my sentence. As the year rolled
around nearly abandoned my prac'
tice and devoted yself TO the society
OF my family and to watching for the
first symptoms OF the disease. On
the day when it was Just year from
my exposure | babe the family good
bye and retired to my room to wait
for the expected symptoms. They
didn't come. WAITED patiently, day
after day, without daring to hope,
until iinallythe limit OF time had been
exhausted. When | knew that there
was no longer any chance that / had
caught the disease the Joy came as
near upsetting my mind as the terror
had formerly. | don't know how J
escaped-it was little less than mir
acle; but it. was q miracle that made
a family OF people wild with JOY for .
long time.
Every sad things often occur in the
ravages OF leprosy. remember par
ticularly the case OF a young and very
pretty native woman who was the
belle OF her own circle. Many OF tine
natives are strikingly handsome, but
this girl was the most beautiful | have
ever seen among them. She was en-
gagged to be married to n young man
OF her own race, who was u successful
and promising merchant. The two
were entirely devoted to each other
and their affection was n matter
common and gratified comment
among their friends. The young mis-
was in the habit OF calling upon he
ailianced nearly every evening. Or
night he failed to appear as usua
and the next morning the young WON
an sought him at his place OF business
to learn why. She didn't find him
but as she was returning homt
she met the daily gang OF new vic
Tins OF the plague being marched
down to the wharf to go to the island
In the front rank she recognized hel
lover. Without n moments hesitation
she sprang from her mothers grasp,
threw her arms about her lovers neck
and, clinging to his lips, sucked hi.
blood. In few months she followed
him to the island, where they lived IN
each others arms until the disease
had reached that stage where sight
and feeling are destroyed. Such things
are common in that plagueridder
land. There is no hope for the natives
that ! can see. Nothing can stamp
out leprosy, and so nothing can save
the people. The island can, however,
be saved from the damnation OF a
European power, and that duty lies
at the door OF this country. The
King smoothing more than an old, fat,
wine.drinking, poker-playing incom.
petent. When he dies Hawaiian royal
ty will die with him, and there are few
royalties now in the business that car
be better spared"
Train Them at Home.